Author: Laurence Frederick SchmeckebierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
The Statistical Work of the National Government
Author: Laurence Frederick SchmeckebierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
The Statistical Work of the National Government
Author: Laurence Frederick SchmeckebierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
Innovations in Federal Statistics
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030945428X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
Federal government statistics provide critical information to the country and serve a key role in a democracy. For decades, sample surveys with instruments carefully designed for particular data needs have been one of the primary methods for collecting data for federal statistics. However, the costs of conducting such surveys have been increasing while response rates have been declining, and many surveys are not able to fulfill growing demands for more timely information and for more detailed information at state and local levels. Innovations in Federal Statistics examines the opportunities and risks of using government administrative and private sector data sources to foster a paradigm shift in federal statistical programs that would combine diverse data sources in a secure manner to enhance federal statistics. This first publication of a two-part series discusses the challenges faced by the federal statistical system and the foundational elements needed for a new paradigm.
Standards for Statistical Surveys
Author: United States. Bureau of the BudgetPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Statistics
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
The Politics of Numbers
Author: William AlonsoPublisher: Russell Sage Foundation
ISBN: 1610440021
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 491
Book Description
The Politics of Numbers is the first major study of the social and political forces behind the nation's statistics. In more than a dozen essays, its editors and authors look at the controversies and choices embodied in key decisions about how we count—in measuring the state of the economy, for example, or enumerating ethnic groups. They also examine the implications of an expanding system of official data collection, of new computer technology, and of the shift of information resources into the private sector. A Volume in the Russell Sage Foundation Census Series
Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309461707
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Publicly available statistics from government agencies that are credible, relevant, accurate, and timely are essential for policy makers, individuals, households, businesses, academic institutions, and other organizations to make informed decisions. Even more, the effective operation of a democratic system of government depends on the unhindered flow of statistical information to its citizens. In the United States, federal statistical agencies in cabinet departments and independent agencies are the governmental units whose principal function is to compile, analyze, and disseminate information for such statistical purposes as describing population characteristics and trends, planning and monitoring programs, and conducting research and evaluation. The work of these agencies is coordinated by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. Statistical agencies may acquire information not only from surveys or censuses of people and organizations, but also from such sources as government administrative records, private-sector datasets, and Internet sources that are judged of suitable quality and relevance for statistical use. They may conduct analyses, but they do not advocate policies or take partisan positions. Statistical purposes for which they provide information relate to descriptions of groups and exclude any interest in or identification of an individual person, institution, or economic unit. Four principles are fundamental for a federal statistical agency: relevance to policy issues, credibility among data users, trust among data providers, and independence from political and other undue external influence. Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency: Sixth Edition presents and comments on these principles as they've been impacted by changes in laws, regulations, and other aspects of the environment of federal statistical agencies over the past 4 years.
Federal Statistics; Report
Author: United States. President's Commission on Federal StatisticsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Democratizing Our Data
Author: Julia LanePublisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262542749
Category : Political Science
Languages : tr
Pages : 187
Book Description
A wake-up call for America to create a new framework for democratizing data. Public data are foundational to our democratic system. People need consistently high-quality information from trustworthy sources. In the new economy, wealth is generated by access to data; government's job is to democratize the data playing field. Yet data produced by the American government are getting worse and costing more. In Democratizing Our Data, Julia Lane argues that good data are essential for democracy. Her book is a wake-up call to America to fix its broken public data system.
Statistical Services of the United States Government
Author: United States. Bureau of the Budget. Office of Statistical StandardsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
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